Lowering question for GRP (and any others)

[BLD_Emira]

@GRP for customers who have ordered your lowering kit, do you have any sense how much people are lowering their Emiras? 15mm? 20? And what proportion are adding wheel spacers?

I like the stance on the Eventuri Emira, which they told me was lowered (but didn't tell me how much), and they said they didn't use spacers:

I also like the stance on this one that I found on Reddit:

Any thoughts you have would be appreciated! I want to close the gap and make the stance more aggressive, but don't want to run into issues with scraping, etc..

Thanks,
BLD_Emira

 

[kitkat]

You can do Greg’s lowering sleeves and 12mm spacers to get the look you want. I think 15-20mm is the max on the lowering sleeves. Any lower and the lock nut rubs against the axle boot in the rear. If you want to go lower you’ll have to go with a full coilover as those have more clearance to the axle boot.

 

[lynchy73]

@GRP for customers who have ordered your lowering kit, do you have any sense how much people are lowering their Emiras? 15mm? 20? And what proportion are adding wheel spacers?

I like the stance on the Eventuri Emira, which they told me was lowered (but didn't tell me how much), and they said they didn't use spacers:
View attachment 55140

I also like the stance on this one that I found on Reddit:
View attachment 55141

Any thoughts you have would be appreciated! I want to close the gap and make the stance more aggressive, but don't want to run into issues with scraping, etc..

Thanks,
BLD_Emira

The Eventuri Emira has rather sunken looking wheels when you see it on video(IMO). The Emira is fine at standard height with stock offset, but definitely looks better with some spacers, once lowered.

 

[David s]

I’ve had the GRP lowering kit added and the lotus dealer maxed it to its lowest point. They also put on the 12 mm spacers.
I’ve had no problems with any scraping or wheel arch issues. The only problem I have now is tripping over on footpath faults when I park the car because I can’t get my eyes off it. It looks sensational!

 

[Citizen]

@GRP for customers who have ordered your lowering kit, do you have any sense how much people are lowering their Emiras? 15mm? 20? And what proportion are adding wheel spacers?

I like the stance on the Eventuri Emira, which they told me was lowered (but didn't tell me how much), and they said they didn't use spacers:
View attachment 55140

I also like the stance on this one that I found on Reddit:
View attachment 55141

Any thoughts you have would be appreciated! I want to close the gap and make the stance more aggressive, but don't want to run into issues with scraping, etc..

Thanks,
BLD_Emira

The second photo is a render or photo from
Video game etc

Mine was lowered with the lowering kit at its lowest point I think , and only touch to the ground only going downhill to some parking

Also put the 12mm spacers

Love the look

 

[675430VME]

Lowered 15mm on the shock from the GRP kit, and 12mm spacers all around.

 

[Six Speed Stephen]

Does lowering the car make the ride a little more harsh/stiffer?

 

[BLD_Emira]

@David s @Citizen @675430VME beautiful rides. You guys are making the wait for my Emira all the more painful!

 

[Gprodigy]

Does lowering the car make the ride a little more harsh/stiffer?

GRP It feels pretty much the same as stock sports suspension. I have to concentrate hard to find differences in stiffness. Its def more planted on straights and less nose lift in quick accelerations.

If you get coilovers, you can adjust a knob to feel any way you want no matter how low. Only downside is that it's expensive for Emiras.

 

[RyanGphoto]

I am debating lowering it myself just because of scraping and the roads here in Florida.. The LOOK is amazing.. but functionally not sure.

 

[Rayjoedef]

Do we know how low we can set the oem springs? Also, I tend to stay away from front spacers as any slight vibration at the wheel and I'll lose my mind. Any vibes from grp?

 

[kitkat]

Do we know how low we can set the oem springs? Also, I tend to stay away from front spacers as any slight vibration at the wheel and I'll lose my mind. Any vibes from grp?

You can do 15-20mm max in the rear before the locknut hits the rear axle boots. I’d stay around 15mm to be safe myself. Front spacers that are hub centric are fine so long as you provide a nice clean mating surface for both the hub and the wheel, but that is true for any interface that rotates.

 

[Rayjoedef]

You can do 15-20mm max in the rear before the locknut hits the rear axle boots. I’d stay around 15mm to be safe myself. Front spacers that are hub centric are fine so long as you provide a nice clean mating surface for both the hub and the wheel, but that is true for any interface that rotates.

I don't think I phrased my question well enough. I'm curious if the oem system can be lowered without going to the aftermarket? I believe I read there's up to 10mm of adjustment there.

 

[kitkat]

I don't think I phrased my question well enough. I'm curious if the oem system can be lowered without going to the aftermarket? I believe I read there's up to 10mm of adjustment there.

Ah you're talking about the three circlip positions on the damper body that the spring seat sits on.

Unfortunately at least on the v6 manual sport setup I have, the circlip in the rear is already on the the lowest setting and the front is on the middle setting. You can basically lower the front by 5mm and that's it, which doesn't make sense since the rear has a larger visual gap.

I can't speak for touring suspension setup nor automatic or i4s, those could have an entirely different configuration.

 

[RyanGphoto]

Can you see this setup with the car on the ground in the touring setup? I have the touring but not sure where to look and if I can even see what setting it's on while it's on the ground.. Is this possible to tell without lifting up the car?

 

[kitkat]

Can you see this setup with the car on the ground in the touring setup? I have the touring but not sure where to look and if I can even see what setting it's on while it's on the ground.. Is this possible to tell without lifting up the car?

Sorry you won't be able to see it without removing the damper from the vehicle and removing the spring from the damper.

The silver spring seat sits on a circlip on the damper body:

Similar to this, but our spring perch sits inverted and hides which slot it sits on.